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Standards Which Pertain to the Flat Glass Industry

The following is a select list of standards which are commonly used and cited in conjunction with architectural glass and glazing.

ANSI Z97.1 Performance Specifications and Methods of Test for Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings
ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
ASTM C 509 Standard Specification for Cellular Elastomeric Preformed Gasket and Sealing Material
ASTM C 510 Standard Test Method for Staining and Color Change of Single- or Multicomponent Joint Sealants
ASTM C 542 Standard Specification for Lock-Strip Gaskets
ASTM C 716 Standard Specification for Installing Lock-Strip Gaskets and Infill Glazing Materials
ASTM C 793 Standard Test Method for the Effects of Accelerated Weathering on Elastomeric Joint Sealants
ASTM C 794 Standard Test Method for Adhesion-in-Peel of Elastomeric Joint Sealants
ASTM C 864 Standard Specification for Dense Elastomeric Compression Seal Gaskets, Setting Blocks and Spacers
ASTM C 920 Standard Specification for Elastomeric Joint Sealants
ASTM C 962 Standard Guide for Use of Elastomeric Joint Sealants
ASTM C 964 Standard Guide for Lock-Strip Gasket Glazing
ASTM C 1036 Standard Specification for Flat Glass (Replaced DD-G-451(d))
ASTM C 1048 Standard Specification for Heat-Treated Flat Glass-King HS, King FT Coated and Uncoated (Replaced Federal Specification DD-G-1403(b) and (c))
ASTM C 1087 Standard Test Method for Determining Compatibility of Liquid-Applied Sealants with Accessories Used in Structural Glazing Systems
ASTM C 1115 Standard Specification for Dense Elastomeric Silicone Rubber Gaskets and Accessories
ASTM C 1135 Standard Test Method for Determining Tensile Adhesion Properties of Structural Sealants
ASTM C 1172 Standard Specification for Laminated Architectural Flat Glass
ASTM C 1184 Standard Specification for Structural Silicone Sealants
ASTM C 1193 Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants
ASTM C 1249 Standard Guide for Secondary Seal for Sealed Insulating Glass Units for Structural Sealant Glazing Applications
ASTM C 1281 Standard Specification for Preformed Tape Sealants for Glazing Applications
ASTM C 1349 Standard Specification for Architectural Flat Glass Clad Polycarbonate
ASTM E 283 Standard Test Method for Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls and Doors
ASTM E 330 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E 331 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
ASTM E 336 Standard Test Method for Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation in Buildings
ASTM E 413 Standard Classification for Determination of Sound Transmission Class
ASTM E 488 Standard Test Methods for Strength of Anchors in Concrete and Masonry Elements
ASTM E 546 Standard Test Method for Frost Point of Sealed Insulating Glass Units
ASTM E 547 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls, and Doors by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential
ASTM E 576 Standard Test Method for Frost Point of Sealed Insulating Glass Units in the Vertical Position
ASTM E 754 Standard Test Method for Pullout Resistance of Ties and Anchors Embedded in Masonry Mortar Joints
ASTM E 773 Standard Test Methods for Seal Durability of Sealed Insulating Glass Units
ASTM E 774 Standard Specification for Sealed Insulating Glass Units
ASTM E 783 Standard Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors
ASTM E 894 Standard Test Method for Anchorage of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings
ASTM E 966 Standard Guide for Field Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation of Building Facades and Facade Elements
ASTM E 987 Standard Test Methods for Deglazing Force of Fenestration Products
ASTM E 997

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Destructive Methods

ASTM E 998

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Glass in Windows, Curtainwalls, and Doors Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Nondestructive Method

ASTM E 1017 Standard Specification for Generic Performance Requirements for Exterior Residential Window Assemblies
ASTM E 1105

Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls, and Doors by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E 1233

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtainwalls, and Doors by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Differential

ASTM E 1300 Standard Practice for Determining the Minimum Thickness of Annealed Glass Required to Resist a Specified Load
ASTM E 1332 Standard Classification for Determination of Outdoor-Indoor Transmission Glass
ASTM E 1425 Standard Practice for Determining the Acoustical Performance of Exterior Windows and Doors
ASTM F 1233 Impact Tests for Security Glazing
ASTM STP 1054 Technology of Glazing Systems

This material is adapted from the Glass Association of North America's GANA Glazing Manual.

Source: Appeared in Glass Guide for Architects, Glass Magazine June 2000.

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